2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo

€5,300 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€939,840
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€5,204,050
Total Entries
1,073
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
418
Players Left
121
Players Left 1 / 1,073
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Oya Busts a Second Time

Level 5 : 200/500, 500 ante

The board and {10-Clubs}{9-} of Masashi Oya were already rushed away in the last hand before the break as the player from Japan was sent to the rail. It was the second time he lost all of his chips and he won't be able to re-enter anymore, as the tournament only allows for a maximum of two entries.

Joseph Sabe was on the receiving end in the last showdown as he claimed the pot with the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} to further cement his decent start into the day. Further assorted counts from nearby tables can be found below.

Tags: Joseph SabeMasashi Oya

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Maltez Doubles Through Klaversma; Klaversma Bounces Right Back

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Arnaud Mattern
Arnaud Mattern

With a full board of {9-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{3-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, Tim Klaversma was seen paying off Fabrice Maltez, who had committed his last 35,000 with {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}. Klaversma was showing {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, which wasn't good enough to beat the three aces of Maltez.

On the very next hand, Arnaud Mattern open-shoved for 7,800 and Klaversma shoved behind with his last 9,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Mattern at risk.

Arnaud Mattern: {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Tim Klaversma: {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Klaversma made a pair of kings to eliminate Mattern and bring his stack partially back to health.

Tags: Arnaud MatternFabrice MaltezTim Klaversma

Kasai Chips Up Further

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on the {k-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds} turn, Jonathan Barusta checked and then called a bet worth 4,000 by the table big stack Jun Kasai. The {7-Diamonds} on the river was checked by both and Barusta tabled the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} for tens and deuces.

Kasai had that beat with {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for the superior two pair and chipped up further.

Tags: Jonathan BarustaJun Kasai

More Assorted Counts in the Day 1a Field

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Atoui Shoves the Turn

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

James Crawley-Boevey raised to 1,100 from under the gun and Kamel Atoui called from the small blind before Ikam Benyeffou came along from the big blind. The flop was {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

Atoui and Benyeffou checked before Crawley-Boevey bet 2,800. Atoui raised to 5,700 and Bennyeffou got out of the way while Crawley-Boevey tossed in the chips to call.

The turn was {3-Diamonds} and Atoui jammed his last 13,000. Crawley-Boevey tossed his cards in the muck to give Atoui the pot.

Tags: Ikam BenyeffouJames Crawley-BoeveyKamel Atoui

Kaverman Successfully Jams Into Zaskodny

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

With 6,600 in the middle to the {q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Hearts} river, Byron Kaverman checked in the cutoff and Lukas Zaskodny then bet 6,400 on the button. The check-shove by Kaverman for around 14,000 followed and Zaskodny eyeballed the stack of his opponent before eventually giving up.

Tags: Byron KavermanLukas Zaskodny

Alt Chips Up Through Madani

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Hossein Madani opened to 1,000 on the button and then called the three-bet to 3,700 by Dinesh Alt in the small blind. As the flop fell {j-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, Alt continued for 2,500 and Madani pondered about his next move for a while to then raise to 7,500, earning a call from Alt.

The {q-Hearts} turn was check-called by Alt for 7,000 and he then did so again for 7,800 on the {8-Spades} river. Madani exposed the {a-Clubs}{5-Spades} for a bluff gone wrong and Alt raked in the seizable pot with the {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}.

Tags: Dinesh AltHossein Madani

Faraut Wins Flip Against Sitbon

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Table one has received a major face lift as Emil Bise and Thi Xoa Nguyen were previously eliminated. Christopher Frank arrived as a new entry and lost a bigger portion of his stack.

Patrick Faraut and Frank then limped and Julien Sitbon raised to 3,000. Faraut pushed for 16,300 and Frank folded while Sitbon called.

Patrick Faraut: {5-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Julien Sitbon: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The flip went to Faraut thanks to a board of {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Hearts} and he banged his hand on the table in excitement.

Runaway chip leader on the table remains Tsugunari Toma, who has nearly five times the starting stack.

Tags: Christopher FrankEmil BiseJulien SitbonPatrick FarautThi Xoa NguyenTsugunari Toma